Christmas Shortbread Cookie Bites
These mini Christmas Shortbread Cookies are colorful bite sized shortbread cookies. They melt in your mouth and are such a fun holiday cookie.
Servings: 45
Calories: 69kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- red and green gel food coloring
- 1 TBS sprinkles
Instructions
- Add the butter, powdered sugar, and extracts to a large bowl and cream them together, using a stand mixer, or hand mixer.
- Add in the flour, and stir it into the wet ingredients, the dough will be crumbly.
- Separate the dough into 3 bowls.
- Add green food coloring to one bowl, red to another, and the sprinkles to the last.
- Use your hands to incorporate the food coloring and sprinkles into each bowl of dough.
- Once the dough comes together, form each section into a thin log.
- Wrap the log in plastic wrap. Smooth the sides of the logs to make the square shape.
- Stick them in the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour, or until firm.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Unwrap the dough logs and slice them into 1/3inch pieces. Place the pieces onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Use a toothpick to make a circle in the middle of each cookie.
- Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are just lightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool, then enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 126IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.3mg